stella and alex
e-session
October 4th, 2007 at 3:05 am (engagement, wedding photo tips)
As a wedding photographer, we always face very difficult lighting situations … …
I shot the engagement photos of Stella and Alex three weeks ago and I encountered a challenging situation. We planned to go to beach in the afternoon but we ‘re late in our schedule that we didn’t leave Central until 4:30 pm. I started to worry as we might not have enough light on the beach as sun set at 6:00pm.
Just before we left Central, we passed "the Candle Company" on Lyndhurst Terrace, and I thought we should get some candles and they might be useful on the beach. With those candles, I finally got one of my favorite photo of the day on the beach.
when we arrived at the beach, we only got 30 min of sunlight and the sky turned blue and dark very very fast. I asked them to light up the candle and take a rest. When most of the other people left, the beach started to become very quiet and it was very romantic indeed.
I liked the contrast of the warm candle light and the blue and cool sky
We ‘re in Central in the afternoon. There ‘re a lot of nice locations here. It is a corridor outside a café
Nice background
I always love to shoot in front of graffiti
beautiful rim light from the sun behind
Even though we only had 30 min of sunlight on the beach, it didn’t stop them enjoying the time
show me your feet !!!!
cute bum
it was almost completely dark here, we used a video light to highlight the texture of the wall
Alex Lee said,
October 6, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Simon,
Thank you for the work that you have done.
The photos look great, can’t wait to see all your final work.
BR
Alex
Casslyn Lee said,
October 6, 2007 at 10:02 pm
The photos are really cute! The blue/dark sky gives a very romantic atmosphere. Look forward to seeing the rest.
C
carole said,
October 8, 2007 at 1:21 pm
ca va, simon?
i can hear their laughters in the waves….i can see their true happiness on the face…
"to go to the beach…have to get into the water…" i remember what you said.
it’s not only the art of photography…it’s heart-searching…
bon courage!
Jacky Chan said,
October 12, 2007 at 8:30 am
The photos are beautiful. It captured the happiness between Alex and Stella. Excellent photography works from Simon. Hope to see the rest soon.
JC
Simon said,
October 20, 2007 at 7:47 pm
The photos are excellent. Everything is blended well together. Can’t wait to see the rest of it
Derek said,
October 23, 2007 at 8:28 am
Nice lighting! Very good pics and of course, the couple looks great
Mind if I ask what rig/setup are you using Simon?
Simon said,
October 23, 2007 at 9:25 am
Hi derek,
Thanks. I exclusively use Canon for all my equipments. Currently, I am using 5D, 40D, 20D & G9. I sold my 1D Mk II N, and planned to get a Mk III, but they still have seriious problem on the AF and LCD (the 3" LCD is really bad for a HK$30,000 price tag camera). Need to wait for a while for the upgrade.
simon.the.photo
Derek said,
October 23, 2007 at 9:32 am
Cool….thanks for the info Simon
I’m looking to get something to start off with, but can’t decide between the Nikon D40x or the Canon 400D. Do you know approximately how much each of these cost in HK?
Oh btw….I was interested in the G9 also! Interested to know when do you usually use it and for what kind of composition/shots?
Cheers
Derek